Re: Squirrels....coyotes

I raised an orphaned coyote pup in the early 80's. Had him for 10 years.
He was one of the best pets I've ever had. Very protective, loyal, and
gentle. One day while on post at the Commisary I met up with a friend who told me
about a neighbor PCSing overseas needing to find a good home for their poodle
puppy. Of course I was thrilled. Problem is I had to get the dog right
away, and had Tony the coyote in the car. In the haste, I had forgotten my
wallet at the checkout at the commissary, so had to run in to get it after
picking up the puppy. I had to leave Tony with the puppy....when I came out, Tony
was on the back seat. Blood all over his mouth, blood on my school books,
and absolutely no sign of the puppy anywhere. I could have died. Immediately
I opened the doors and looked for the puppy or what was left of him. Puppy
came out from under the front seat with not a scratch on him. So I checked
out Tony, he had a cut lip, thus the blood. From then on Tony was overly
protective of the poodle, and very gentle with him. I still do not think that
Tony tried to harm the puppy, since there was no indication of any tussle or
such in the vehicle.....how he got his lip cut is a mystery....but I never had
to worry about Tony harming him or me.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
In a message dated 12/13/2005 11:02:42 PM Central Standard Time,
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
Very cool picture, Jim. Someone told me the ones around here are no
longer
pure coyotes because they have interbred with stray dogs. The person went
on to say that had made the coyotes much more fearless. Sounds like
hysteria to me, but what do I know?
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